Improvement in type-setting machines



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D. REYNOLDS 85 J. THORNE Type-Setting Machine.

No. 196,826. Patented Nov. 6, I877.

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D. REYNOLDS & J. THORNE. Type-Setting Machine.-

No. 196,826. Patented Nov. 6,1877.

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IMPROVEMENT IN TYPE=SETTI NG MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,826, dated November 6, 1877 application filed March-7, 1877.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DEXTER BEYNoLns,

' of the city and county of Albany, and State of NewYork, and JOSEPH THORNE, of Port Richmond, Staten Island, and State aforesaid,

have invented a new and useful Machine for Setting Type; and we do hereby declare that :the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, and forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine. i Fig.

I 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the mechanism for removing the type from the belt. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of the same, taken at line No. 1, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken at the same line, showing another of its operations.

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation taken at line No. .2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation taken at line No. 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken at line No. 1 in therein edge upon edge, whereby the labor of filling the case is'redu'ced over one-half, and still the type, although ejected from the case on their sides, might be ej ected oneor more at 'a time, and yet be brought intotheir proper order and position in the line of composition; so that, by a judicious arrangement of the or-- 'der of the characters in the case, especially of those known as the lower-case letters, with reference to ..the selecting-keys corresponding thereto, the characters forming words might be set mainly as entireties, or else syllabically,

instead of letter by letter, as heretofore, thus allowing of the adoptionof a system of shorthand type-setting, so to speak, whereby the rapidity of composition might be greatly increased, with no extra tax on brain or hand; wherein, also, by the use of a continuously-revolving endless belt as a type-conveyor, instead of a reciprocating type-driver, as heretofore used, not only equal results could be obtained with less than half the speed, but the speed would, not require to be increased for any increased length of case. The keys could also be'touched and type set at any time, instead of intermittingly, and the injurious effects of a reciprocating driver, both on the durability of the type and the machine itself, could be obviated; and wherein, also, the type could be placed in the case for setting without interrupting the work of the compositor, and yet, when set, should be in convenient view of and position for removal by him.

On a suitable support is placed the frame A, (shown in Figs. 1, 2, 7, and 8,) to which is at. tached the nearly-vertical type holder or case B, with its back toward the key-board O, and having an inclination thereto of about one inch horizontal to every five inches vertical.

The case B is divided into channels of suitable uniform-width, and of any desired number and height, as shown in Fig. 9. Each channel is intended to receive a line of type, (all in placed side upon side, with their feet toward the back of the case and their faces outward, so that each column of type may be, in fact, inclosed and separated from the others by having fixed back, bottom, and sides.

' A bar, D-,- s hown in Figs. 7 and 9,) about onehalf inch high, is attached to the front of the bottom of the case B, covering up that much of all the channels; but in it-openings a are cut, opposite the face of the lowest type in each channel, of suitable height andwidth to alyp o y I Said bar D may be provided with a hinge or other arrangement to allow of its easy removal, so as to permit ready access to the type behind. g On the bar D it is advisable to rest a plate of glass, supported slightly in advance of the faces of the lines of type, and extending sufthe same channel being alike,) the type being low the passage therethrough of such bottom 4 ficiently high up to counteract their tendency to bulge outward under the action of theejecting-fingers G, hereinafter described.

This glass may be divided into several plates for more convenient and speedy removal. v

; The back of the case B (shown in Fig. 8) is 'open at the back, opposite the feet of the low est type in each channel, sufficient to permit the entrance therethrough of the front ends ,1:

3f 7thse ejecting-fingers G, as shown in Figs.

The shaft H, (shown in Figs. 2 and 7,) passing through the frame A parallel to and rotating toward the case B, supports a carrier, The greater the num- J, with blades 0 c, &c. ber of such blades within reasonable limits, the slower such shaft requires to be revolved to accomplish like results.

' A balance-wheel on the shaft H tends to make the action of the carrier J more steady and uniform when several ejecting-fingers G are being carried forward at the same time.

At a suitable distance below the plane of the bottoms of the lowest type in each channel in the case B, and in front of their faces, and parallel to such plane, or at any desired inclination theretoor therefrom parallel to the bar D, and consequently at right angles to the lengths of the type in the case B, is placed the endless belt E, shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9, (preferably of steel,) passing the whole length of the front of the case B and then over the wheels F F, which, by their action when in motion, impart a continuously-revolving :movement to such belt E in the direction of the arrow 1 Fig. 9. g

The ej eating-fingers G, (shown in their normal position in Figs. 2 and 7,) rest with their back.

endsaz: above and between the guides K, with their front ends as under the back of the case B, and just back of the lowest type therein, and they are held up by the springs L, so that their lugs at x are, when in such normal position, above and beyond the action of the blades of the carrier J.

' The keys M, (shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 7,) pass :through the key-board O, and their bottoms rest upon the upper edges of the ejecting-fingers G. Such board can be hinged on the side farthest from the case B, so as to be turned over out of the way when access is desired to the parts beneath. The downward movement of the keys M is arrested by their caps coming in contact with the board G, and they are prevented from being thrown too far up by the return of the ejecting fingers through the spring L, or falling out of their places in the board 0 when it is turned slots cut in the under side of the board 0, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7.

, When a key is depressed the ejecting-finger; necessarily likewise depressed,

thereunder is and its forward lug a1 is brought within range of a blade, 0, of the carrier J, and carried forward thereby against the action of the spring over, by pins pass ing through the shafts of the keys moving in L sufiiciently far to eject the lowest type in out of the channel of B opposite thereto, onp to the belt E, when, by the contact of the lug the ejecting-finger is raised up, and permits the spring L to bringit back to its normal po sition on a plane above the reach of the blades 0 of the carrier J, and its rebound is prevented by the plate N. (Shown in Fig. 7.)

Each ejecting-finger G is held down in place while making and until it has made its full forward movement, and so as to act independently of its key or the operator, as soon as its bent end it on the depression of a key, has passed down the recess is in the guide-plate K the slight distance required to bring the lug as within range of a blade, 0, of the carrier J, and been carried forward thereby the slight,

distance necessary for the end :0 to catch under the guide-plate K, when the ej ecting-finger cannot rise or return to its normal position until the endav reaches the recess 70, through which it can ascend and allow of the return of the ejecting-finger by the spring L, the distance between the two recessesk k being made equal to the length of movement re-,

quired of the ejecting-finger G to remove a type from a channel in B and deposit it on the belt E. The guide-plate K, with recesses 70 7c, is shown in Fig. 8. i

The plate 0 (shown in Fig. 1) is placed at right angles to the movement of the belt E and over the wheel F, and so as to permit the belt E to pass freely thereunder, but to arrest all type carried along 011 the belt.

The reciprocating pusher P (shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 5) removes the type from the belt (as fast as one is removed another taking its place) and discharges theminto the channel Q, (shown in Figs. 1, 4, 5, and 10,) where they are raised onto their feet one by one, the first against a slug placed therein and the rest againsteach other, and shoved into and down a removable channel of any desired length by the arm S, (shown inv Figs. 4 and 5,) acting in unison with the pusher P, the pusher 1? being held down i on its forward stroke, but forced back on its return stroke, above and out of the reach of any type on the belt, bythe spring-plate T, (shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 6,) the pusher I? being made yielding in case of, and to any unusual obstruction on, the belt E by the spring U.

Oneside of the mouth of the removable channel before mentioned should be made selfadjusting, by a spring or otherwise, so as to slightly pinch a type and prevent the liability of its being thrown too far up by the centrifugal force of the arm S or, when once raised up, from falling back.

The removable channel into which the type i are shoved by the action of the arm S can be made of any desired length, and the support on which it rests be provided with a gong or bell, to be struck by contact of the slug before mentioned therewith, and thus give warning to the compositor that such channel is full.

Near it, convenient to the operator, and either separate from or attachable to and detachable from the machine, can be provided .a rack with shelves, onto which the type from the removable channel can be slid'as it is successively filled, and from thence the matter can be cut up into lines and jnstified in the usual manner.

As at high speed a type might sometimes be ejected upon or carried along by the belt E more or less angularly, instead of at right angles to its length, as intended and designed, and so strike the plate 0, or in such position come in contact .with the pusher P, and be liable to be turned round end for end, or cause an obstruction on the belt E in some other manner, we have found it preferable that in such cases the type should first strike the plate 0 near their feet, and have for such purpose and others found the advantage of the use,

under the belt E, of a bar with a flange slightly curved at the end, as represented by W in .Fig. 10.

Motion can be communicated to the belt E from a belt from above or below to the pulley F, and to the rotary carrier J from a like belt to a pulley on the' shaft H at H, and to the pusher P and arm S by a like belt to the pulley V 5 or another shaft, Y, can be passed through the frame A, receiving motion from above or below by a belt, and imparting motion to the wheel E through miter-gears, and to the pulley at H and the pulley V by belts to pulleys on such shaft Y, or in any other well-known manner.

The operation of our machine is as follows: Motion being communicated to the belt E in the direction of arrow 1, to the rotary carrier J toward the belt E, to the pulleyV actuating the pusher P, and arm S in the direction of arrow 2, the operator, on touching a key, or several at a time, and at any time, the ejecting-fingers Gr corresponding thereto are depressed, vtheir ends 90 passing down the recess k,- the lugs at are, at the same time, brought in range of a blade of the rotary carrier J, as shown by full lines, Fig. 7, and carried forward, the end as? of the ejecting-finger being instantly caught under the guide-plate K, and thereafter the operators hands are free to touch another key or keys. The ejecting-fingers are carried forward by such lug x until their ends 00 are under the recess k,

when, having made their full forward movement, and ejected a type or types onto the belt E, the lugs 00 are acted upon by the succeeding blade of the carrier J, and they are thus raised up so that their ends 00 which are then under the recess it, pass up therethrough, and they are returned by the spring L to their normal position, above the guide-plates K, and out of range of the blades 0 of the carrier J, and their rebound is prevented by the plate N. The type so ejected upon the belt are carried along it at or about right angles to their lengths until they ward stroke is off the belt and above the typethereon,) raises them on their feet, and shoves them into the line of composition in the same order as if set single letters at a time. The touching of keys "and setting of type are repeated until the removable channel above mentioned, which may be of any desired length, is full, when the bell is rung, the channel, re-

moved and emptied of its type on the shelves above mentioned, replaced, and its filling resumed. When the shelves are full they can be removed, and the matter cut up into lines and justified in the usual manner, and while one operator is busy in justifying his matter another can be setting type on the machine; or one operator can do all the setting, and another or others all the justifying.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a type-case, B, having a fixed bottom for supporting each column of type, ej ecting-finger, and a continuouslyrevolving endless-belttype-conveyer, E, when so constructed and arranged withrelation to each other that single types from any two or more cells of such case can be ejected together therefrom, and thereafter conveyed awayupon and by such belt in a position at rightangles to I their length.

2. A rotary carrier, J, provided with several blades 0, in combination with an ejecting-finger, G, provided with a spring, L, to return it to its normal position, and guideplate K, to automatically hold it down and prevent its too early return.

3. In combination with the ejecting-fingers G, the plate N, to take up their rebound.

4. The combination of the continuously-revolving belt E, stop 0, arresting the type, but under which the belt passes, the pusher P, to

remove the type from the belt, the channel Q,

into which they are discharged, and the arm S, to raise them on their feet and shove them downin line. v

5. In combination with the rotary carrier J, the ejecting-finger G, constructed with lug 00 by which it is moved forward, and lug m by which, after it has made its full forward movement, it is raised up free from, such carrier, substantially as described.

' DEXTER REYNOLDS. JOSEPH THOBNE.

Witnesses to signature of Reynolds:

JAMES F. TRAOEY, WILLIAM JOHNSON.

Witnesses to signature of Thorne:

D. MCLEAN SHAW, J OSEPH J AUNCEY. 

